Box office: 'Chainsaw 3-D' debuts No. 1

Published 5:49 pm, Sunday, January 6, 2013

It took Leatherface and his chainsaw to chase tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins out of the top spot at the box office.

Studio estimates Sunday show the horror sequel "Texas Chainsaw 3-D" at No. 1 with a $23 million debut.

Quentin Tarantino's revenge saga "Django Unchained" held on at No. 2 for a second straight weekend with $20.1 million, raising its domestic total to $106.4 million.

After three weekends at No. 1, "The Hobbit" trilogy slipped to third with $17.5 million. That lifts the domestic haul to $263.8 million for "The Hobbit.

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